Teen girl rescued from sex trafficking at Fort Worth motel, authorities say – WFAA.com
A Paul Livengood
8:19 AM CDT June 23, 2022
8:19 AM CDT June 23, 2022
FORT WORTH, Texas — Law enforcement have arrested a man and charged him with trafficking a 16-year-old girl, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
The sheriff's office said that earlier this month its human trafficking task force got a tip that a 16-year-old runaway was posting commercial sex ads online. The task force found that the ads were being posted from a motel in west Fort Worth.
After finding the ads online, the task force – posing as decoys – reached out to the person posting the ad in an attempt to rescue the teenage girl. Undercover deputies went to the motel in west Fort Worth and saw an adult man, identified as Brandon Williams, leaving the room where the meeting was supposed to happen.
The victim answered the door and the undercover deputies immediately recognized the girl as the one posted in the sex ads online, the sheriff's office said.
Williams was arrested and charged with trafficking of persons/child.
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EYES ON TRAFFICKING
This “Eyes on Trafficking” story is reprinted from its original online location.
ABOUT PBJ LEARNING
PBJ Learning is a leading provider of online human trafficking training, focusing on awareness and prevention education. Their interactive Human Trafficking Essentials online course is used worldwide to educate professionals and individuals how to recognize human trafficking and how to respond to potential victims. Learn on any web browser (even your mobile phone) at any time.
More stories like this can be found in your PBJ Learning Knowledge Vault.